The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-17

Lord Salisbury utilities the cnrrent of
/ the River Lea TO light his house, thresh his
corn, cut his chaff, grind his flour. pump his
water and everything else that wants doing
at Hatfield.
! Americans are finally Invited to take
| part in the international Exhibition which
/ Is to be held at Melbourne, Australia, in
/ 1888. The exhibition will be kept open for
/ six months.
/ Reports from Manitoba show the wheat
area has increased, over last year, AZ .693
acres. Oats and barley show a decrease
| but the general condition. of the crops is
reported favorable.
In the case of forty persons in Harlem
sickened by milk, it was found that the
| milk came from cows suffering from foot
rot The milk from one of these animals
sickened a rabbit in fifty-two minutes.
| The shrewdest tramp OF the times has
! Just turned up in New York State. a rag
] ged, lame and dirty fellow visited the stores
! in succession and begged a cake of soap.
/ The purpose was so apparent that he was
! rarely refused. After putting in q day solid
at this he held an auction at night and dis
/ posed of his days plunder, which was large.
! The result was q neat sum, enough to keep
/ him In luxuries for some time.
! The famous Daniel Dickinson will case
was decided on Monday last by the State
I Supreme Court IN favor of Amanda Eubanks,
i the colored legatee. Amanda Eubanks was
! an ilIegitimate daughter of Dickinson.
/ When dying be willed her S4O0, 900. a con-
! test of the will thus made is what the Su
preme Court decided, holding what whites
and blacks are on an equality so far as in
| beritapce goes.
Fifteen years ago James Good. of St.
i Louis. Superintendent OF the Mississippi
/ Valley Transportation Company, went
/ down to Helena, Ark, to see about a steam
! boat that blew mp opposite the Whitaker
plantation. He then saw Mrs. Whitaker
once. She was married and so was he, but
/ when, in the course OF time, Nj. Whitaker
and Mrs. Good both died, the two survivors
( began a correspondence that resulted in
/ their marriage the other day. Mr.. Good is
] Sc years old and his bride three years older.
Eleanor Pastor and Amelia Clegge.
/ Mormon converts, we're taken from England
| to Salt Lake City and placed in the house of
/ Elder BascOm. The Elder, who had three
! wives living. wanted to marry them, but
/ they objected, lowered themselves out OF the
window one night. and with the aid of a
friendly Mormon procured male attire,
/ boarded train and came East. Miss Clegge
secured a situation in Omaha, and Miss Pas
toll is with relatives in Williamsburg, y Y.
-Jabez Hail. an aged and reputable
planter, living near Mariana, Ark, adver-
tised for wife, and the answers were so
numerous that he was at less how to
I choose. His gigantic intellect came to his
rescue, however. He gave each applicant a
number, and, writing the numbers on seps.
rate cards, blindfoIded his little grandchiId
/ and had her draw a card from the box He
is now corresponding with the lady 10 whom
the card had been allotted, and it is pro-
bable that a wedding will result.
The Carlisle Indian Training School
sent seventy three pupils West on Monday,
nearly all of whom have completed the
course of the school. They were mostly OF
tine Sioux tribes. The customary annual
examina tion of the institution will be dis
pensed with on account of the extensive
building now in progress. One building j.
being erected over ole hundred feet in
length by thirty-six in width. 1t will be
three stories high. and will be paid for by
contributions made by pupils of the school
I and by citizens.
Among the bills signed by Gov. Bea-
yer oD Tuesday night were the following ap-
propriations Geological survey, S, 900 for
hospitals in bituminous coal regions, SEC, 900
for miners hospital at Hazleton. $50. 600
The acts providing for the punishment and
prevention of dIsorderly conduct on passen-
ger trains and taxing store orders, checks,
etc, representing the wages or earnings OF
an employe, were both vetoed. The Cover
nor believes the semi monthly wages Dill
gives the employe all the remedies provided
for BY The the latter bill.
A few days ago tortoise was found OF
the farm of Mr.. Henry NJ. Keper, near
Middletown, Mo, which had the initials
&c. ,. " and the date 'I761" cut on the shell
This find caused Mr. kepler to look uD his
old deeds, and among them he found one,
dated 1856, conveying the farm to one Casper
Shoat, and he is now satisfied that the initial,
on the she'll of the tortoise are those of thi.
former owner of the farm. How old it was
when thus marked-126 years ago-cannot
be known. The tortoise was again set al
liberty by Mr.. KepIer, and in few hours
thereafter had disappeared.
"A singular series of marriages ba.
furnished amusement for the people OF
Fayette county. Ga, during the last tw,
years. There were FIVE Handy boys, auC
the same number of Starnes girls. as th,
Handy boys began marrying off Mr.
Starnes's daughters by detail he protested
but in vain, the last couple clipping and get
ting married at Jonesboro on Saturday last
Mr. Starnes, seeing himself thus outw itted
went TO the house of Widow Hamby, tn
mother, and almost by force put her in hl
buggy and riding off to Fayetteville marie;
her, thus completing the circle of famil,
union.
The death of Daniel B. AIger at hi
home In BronxvIlle, n. Y, last Tuesday i
thought to have been due to poison fron
black and gold striped stockings which h
purchased in Paris. He returned fror
Europe in May in vigorous health fey
days ago he called in Dr. A NJ. Campbell
OF Monnt Vernon to prescribe for inflam
nation of his feet He grew worse, an
an acute attack Of Bright's disease sat in
resulting in his death. DR.. Janeway, q
New Y ork, who was in attendance duria
the latter part of his illness, thought To
primary cause of the disease was frol
poison In the dye of the striped hose h
wore
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